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ECO MER MAGAZINE – 2018

 

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Editorial

Thanks to all the generous yacht crew donators, our friends, partners and sponsors, 2017 has been a fantastic year for the Yachts du Coeur and a great boost for 2018. So we thought we’d take some time to explain all we achieved together since the beginning of this year.

Superyachts crews on the French Riviera and all over the world are really very generous. Thank you all for your help. Together we can do so much more to help people in need !

Eco-Mer has now become well known for its work coordinating yacht crew to help those in need. It has been collecting donated food, clothes and linen from yachties on the French Riviera since 2010 at Yachts du Coeur events, with around 44,000 meals and 15m3 of clothes and linen, collected and distributed to the French Food Bank and the French Red Cross, as well as 38m3 of of first aid products of all kinds brought to the Caribbean populations devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, so far. The aim is to provide people in need with supplies, help yachts avoid throwing away good food, clothes and linen no longer needed by owners or guests, and demonstrate the depth of caring within the yachting community.

In 2018, we’ve already held two Yachts du Coeur events in the ports of Port Canto Cannes, and Port Vauban Antibes, and with thanks to CMA CGM foundation for their help in obtaining the best transport deal possible, we sent a container sponsored by our partner YachtAid Global , full of 1.3 ton of yacht crew donations to the benefit of hurricane devastated Dominica Island. At the April 14 event, the Mayor of Cannes, Mr David Lisnard and myself, formalized the Marine Quality Charter for the Seas. This initiative has been developed to encourage ocean goers to meet or exceed targets of being benevolent, vigilant boaters; helping others on the water, as well as the caring for the ocean itself wherever possible. Created by Eco-Mer’s organizing body in partnership with the city of Cannes, the Marine Quality Charter for the Seas sets out guidelines designed to contribute to future-proofing the marine environment.

This autumn, we will be busy with two important aid missions, and know that we will be able to count on your usual support :

Mission 1 : Send a container of aid to the Philipinnes, port Vauban, Antibes, Saturday 13th October 2018, 10h30 13h00. Human chain 11am. We are looking for donations of food (non-perishable), clothes and linen. Any help on the day to form a human chain to transport items from the yachts would be welcomed. The aim is to fill a container which will be sent to the Philippines to help those in need. If you are unable to attend the event but have donations you would like to make to the cause, please contact Jean-Luc Annone at Yachts du Coeur on president@eco-mer.org .

Mission 2 : Port Canto, Cannes, Saturday 17th November 2018, 10h30 – 13h00. The mayor of Cannes will be joining the YdC human chain with the aim of gathering aid to send to the Caribbean. If any yachts will be crossing the Atlantic this autumn and are willing to give the collected supplies a free ride on-board, please contact ECO-MER as soon as possible!
mail : info@eco-mer.org
tel : +33 (0)684 76 84 53

Finally I thought I would tell you about the source of the Yachts du Coeur events that Eco-Mer has been organizing since 2010, as this will give you the reasons why we are so passionnate about what we are doing on your behalf. The source of the Yachts du Coeur takes its inspiration from the magnificent text of the Seafarers’ Chaplain of the Basque Country “Solidarity at Sea against Winds and Tides” by Mikel Epalza. This founding text of the Yachts du Coeur, speaks of the natural cohesion of the world of the sea “because all sailors know that it is only together that one can save oneself
” The sailors remind to all the inhabitants of the planet that we are all on board the same ship: ‘The Earth’.”

Thank you most warmly for your usual cooperation.

Jean-Luc Annone
President of Eco Mer


Newsletter 2018-05

2017 has been a fantastic year for the Yachts du Coeur in Port Vauban Antibes. We collected as much donations from Antibes superyachts in one year than we had done in the past 8 years in the other ports on the French Riviera.  The superyachts crews present in Port Vauban are really very generous. Thank you all, and thank you Port Vauban. Together we can do so much more  to help people in need ! 

2017 a été une année fantastique pour les Yachts du Coeur au Port Vauban d’Antibes. Nous avons collecté autant de dons des superyachts d’Antibes en une année que nous ne l’avions fait au cours des 8 dernières années dans les autres ports de la Côte d’Azur. Les très nombreux équipages de superyachts présents au Port Vauban sont vraiment très généreux ! Merci à tous, et merci Port Vauban. Ensemble, nous pouvons faire tellement plus pour aider les personnes dans le besoin !

Port Vauban - Antibes

Port Vauban - Antibes

Eco-Mer has now become well known for its work coordinating yacht crew to help those in need. It has been collecting donated food, clothes and linen from yachties on the French Riviera since 2010 at Yachts du Coeur events, with around 44,000 meals and 15m3 of clothes and linen, collected and distributed to the French Food Bank and the French Red Cross, as well as 38m3 of of first aid products of all kinds brought to the Caribbean populations devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, so far.

Eco-Mer est maintenant bien connu pour son travail de coordination de l’équipage de yacht pour aider les personnes dans le besoin. Depuis 2010, les Yachts du Coeur collectent de la nourriture, des vêtements et des linges de charité sur la Côte d’Azur avec près de 44 000 repas et 15 m3 de vêtements et de linge collectés et distribués à la Banque alimentaire et à la Croix-Rouge française. ainsi que 38m3 de produits de premiers secours de toutes sortes apportés aux populations des Caraïbes dévastées par les ouragans Irma et Maria, jusqu’à présent.

2017 – 2018  – Yachts du Coeur  – Port Vauban Antibes :

The aim is to provide people in need with supplies, help yachts avoid throwing away good food, clothes and linen no longer needed by owners or guests, and demonstrate the depth of caring within the yachting community.

L’objectif est d’approvisionner les personnes dans le besoin, d’aider les yachts à éviter de jeter de la bonne nourriture, des vêtements et du linge dont les propriétaires et les invités n’ont plus besoin, et de démontrer la profondeur  de la solidarité naturelle du monde de la mer au sein de la communauté.


  • In 2018, we’ve already held two Yachts du Coeur events in the ports of Port Canto Cannes, and Port Vauban Antibes, and with thanks to CMA CGM foundation for their help in obtaining the best transport deal possible, we sent a container sponsored by our partner YachtAid Global , full of 1.3 ton of yacht crew donations to the benefit of hurricane devastated Dominica Island. We’ve also officialised the quality charter for the seas in the bay of Cannes and it’s boaters’ ten commandments with the City of Cannes.

En 2018, nous avons déjà organisé deux événements Yachts du Coeur dans les ports de Cannes Port Canto, et Antibes, Port Vauban, et grâce au soutien de la fondation CMA CGM pour obtenir le meilleur prix de transport possible, nous avons envoyé un conteneur sponsorisé par notre partenaire YachtAid Global , et rempli de 1,3 tonne de dons des équipages des yachts pour l’île de la Dominique dévastée par les ouragans. Nous avons également officialisé la charte de qualité de la baie de Cannes et ses dix commandements pour les plaisanciers avec la ville de Cannes.

  • Our next major event will see us hand over our 2018 Yachts du Coeur Trophy to M/Y Slipstream on the IYCA of Port Vauban, Antibes on the 11th June 2018, for her exemplary charity services given to the hurricane striken comunities of the Carribean Islands  .

Notre prochain événement nous permettra de remettre notre trophée des Yachts du Cœur 2018  le 11 juin 2018 à M / Y Slipstream à l’IYCA du Port Vauban d’Antibes, pour ses services de bienfaisance exemplaires donnés aux communautés frappées par les ouragans aux Iles des Caraïbes.

Trophée des Yachts du Coeur 2018
Sylvie Wohlgemuth, the “Ideel®” artist who created this years trophy, said : ” I’ve put Mother Nature in full light. May all the people who get close to her do the same !”

Mais avant cette grande date, ECO-MER sera présent au salon “Marina High Tech” les 24 et 25 mai 2018 pour récolter des fonds pour nos actions caritatives et environnementales, et à la journée “Port Canto Fête l’Environment” le 3 juin 2018 pour expliquer la «Charte de qualité pour les mers et ses dix commandements» récemment officialisée par David Lisnard, maire de Cannes, et Jean-Luc Annone, président de l’association Eco-Mer.

  • We are also very pleased and honored to welcome  aboard PYA as official partners of ECO-MER and our YACHTS DU COEUR charity actions.

Nous sommes également très heureux et honorés d’accueillir PYA en tant que partenaires officiels d’ECO-MER et de nos actions caritatives les YACHTS DU COEUR

Professional Yachting Association

 

We wish to thank all the generous donators, all our partners, with a special mention to Antibes Port Vauban’s Authorities who have welcomed us and helped us in the Port so well. Together we can do so much more for people in need !

Nous tenons à remercier tous les généreux donateurs, tous nos partenaires, avec une mention spéciale pour les autorités du Port Vauban d’Antibes qui nous ont accueillis et nous ont si bien aidés dans le Port. Ensemble, nous pouvons faire tellement plus pour aider les personnes dans le besoin !

All the best for 2024